Pittsburgh Pirates Acquire Former Top Prospect in Mini-Trade with New York Yankees

On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a mini-trade with the New York Yankees.

In the deal, Pittsburgh acquired outfielder Billy McKinney, a former top prospect.

Per Jack Curry of the YES Network:

The Yankees have traded outfielder Billy McKinney to the Pirates for cash considerations. McKinney had signed a minor league deal with the Yankees last week.

The 29-year-old Texas native was a former first-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in 2013. He made his debut with the Yankees in 2018 and has played for New York, the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

He’s never been more than a part-time player in the big leagues, but he did play a career-high 116 games in 2021 with the Brewers, Mets and Dodgers.

Lifetime, he’s a .209 hitter with a .284 on-base percentage. He hit six home runs this past season for the Yankees.